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Treatment For Cutting or Self-Injury
How to Help a Friend or Family Member Who Cuts or Practices Self-Injury It is often very hard to come to terms with the fact that someone you care about is physically hurting themselves. There are, however, things that you can do and steps to take. Below are some helpful tips to help someone who self-injures:...
Cutting: Self-Injury Facts & Statistics
Self-Injury Behavior Over the past year, one in five females and one in seven males have engaged in some form of self-injury type behavior. The growing concern of “cutting” is now on the forefront of many mental health agencies, schools and youth leaders concerns for young adults today. This article provides the reader with some...
Panic Attacks: Ten Things To Do!
How To Survive a Panic Attack For some people, panic attacks are awful. For others, it just a short feeling that last for a short period of time…and, it goes away shortly. This article, Adapted from Fensterheim, H. and Doer, J., Ten Commandments to Remember During a Panic Attack “Stop Running Scared!” may provide readers with...
Cancer Children: Nine Steps Schools Can Take To Help
Each year, tens of thousands of children are diagnosed with cancer. One of the best psychological and emotional treatments is to allow the child (if physically capable) to continue to attend school. Allowing the child to be with his or her peers, to continue on with a daily routine and schedule, will often lead to...
My Child Has Cancer
According to the National Cancer Institute, “Cancer is the leading cause of death by disease among U.S. children between infancy and age 15. Approximately 10,730 new cases of pediatric cancer are expected to be diagnosed in children 0–14 years of age in 2008. Among the major types of childhood cancers, leukemias (blood cell cancers) and...
Energy Drinks: Safe or Not Safe?
In the past two years, over 500 new energy drinks have come on the market worldwide. Roland Griffiths, PhD, a professor of psychiatry and neuroscience at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine claims that some energy drinks have the same amount of caffeine as 14 cans of soda. Energy drink companies competing for the monetary...
Eating Disorders: What Causes Anorxia, Bulimia and Other Eating Disorders?
Common Causes of Eating Disorders From Illness Victims & Family Members The causes of eating disorders are numerous and complex. This article attempts to break down the causes for the reader from individuals who have or work with individuals who have eating disorders. Readers must note that they should not identify with only one of the...
Can’t Get Pregnant: Fertility & Smoking
Becoming Pregnant Study after study regarding fertility indicates that non-smokers striving to become pregnant will have a better chance to conceive than smokers. While most couples are aware that cigarettes should be avoided during pregnancy , fertility experts say fewer seem to realize the negative impact that smoking has on fertility or the chance...
Anorexia: Signs, Symptoms & Medical Concerns
Signs and Symptoms of Anorexia Anorexia (full name- anorexia nervosa) is an eating disorder characterized by a significant weight loss caused by excessive dieting. The cause of this illness in women, and now, an increasing number of men, is motivated by the strong desire to be thin and/or the fear of becoming obese.Anorexia is a...
Bulimia: Sign & Symptoms
Bulimics purge their food as a method to avoid calories. This act often involves vomiting and laxative abuse. Other forms of purging can involve excessive exercise, fasting, use of diuretics, diet pills and enemas. All eating disorder can be harmful as well as fatal. Individuals who display the following signs and symptoms need medical attention....
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